JD Martin sets Durham season wins record

After beating Charlotte on Sunday, former Burroughs baseball standout J.D. Martin now has a place in Durham Bulls' history. Martin allowed three runs in six innings against the Knights to pick up his 15th win and set a new Durham Triple-A franchise mark for wins in a season.

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Posted Aug. 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Posted Aug. 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM

After beating Charlotte on Sunday, former Burroughs baseball standout J.D. Martin now has a place in Durham Bulls' history. Martin allowed three runs in six innings against the Knights to pick up his 15th win and set a new Durham Triple-A franchise mark for wins in a season.

Martin struck out five batters, allowed seven hits and walked one in Durham's 8-5 win at Charlotte. The Bulls broke open a 3-3 tie with a five-run sixth inning that featured three run-scoring doubles, and Martin retired the Knights in order in the bottom half of the inning. The game was shortened to seven innings as part of a doubleheader.

With the victory, Martin broke Durham's previous season wins record set by Richard De Los Santos in 2010. Seventy of the right-hander's 96 pitches were thrown for strikes as his record improved to 15-4.

Martin currently has a 2.84 season ERA, and has 111 strikeouts in 152 innings pitched. Five of his last six outings have been quality starts.

The win improved Durham's record to 80-49 and put its magic number to clinch the International League's South Division at three games.